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The runner stumbles

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Carl Lewis is recognized as the greatest track-and-field athlete of all time, but he had not won public esteem and affection until the approach of the 1992 Olympics. Lewis failed to qualify for the 100- and 200- meter sprints, but he is focusing on winning a gold medal in the high jump.

Author: Gabriel, Trip
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1992
Track and field athletes, Lewis, Carl

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Power paddler

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Jon Lugbill and his friend and rival, Davey Hearn, are two of the best white-water slalom canoe racers in the world. They hope to win medals in the 1992 Olympics. They train at an artificial kayak course built in a discharge canal in Dickerson, MD.

Author: Shute, Nancy
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1992
Behavior, Personalities, Canoe racing, Lugbill, Jon

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Uphill racer

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Downhill skier A.J. Kitt has the best chance of winning a medal for the American team in the 1992 Winter Olympics. The men's team has been rebuilt since 1988 and hopes that a win will attract the attention of the US public.

Author: Bowermaster, Jon
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1992
Cover Story, Skiers, Winter Olympics, Kitt, A.J.

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Subjects list: Biography, Olympic athletes, Olympics, 1992 AD
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